Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-01
SHE SAID PEAK SHOT mes.
The Sister Of MARY AnAcrssa Tesls How
Shc Quessiooed The Dying GtRs. aoA
what Her Bcplies Were-TAe MSsAss's
Stoey.


She Qussste0ed the Dying Gtrs. aoA
what Hcr RcPliss Were-TAe ASsess's
steey.
At the opening OF court In Mount Holly, n J..
yesterday, Judge Parker delivered his opinion
admitting the statements OF Miss Andsroa ~
dying declarations Counsel for Barclay Peak, the
prisoner, nled an exception squire Mayor the
justice OF the peace who committed Peak for tziaL
repeated the story o. his visit 70 the sick gin and
SAID That he Questioned her closely Tor the pufpBe
OF nnding out who Il was that shot her On the
highway. He asked her whether me thougns she
would get well She md not think she would Her
sister IVA then asked her who shot her. the
Squire did not hear the answer and Eva put hee
arms around Aary's neck and said softly:
SAY IL again, sister. Tell Eva who shot you-
Inen mary said clearly and distinctly: BARK
reak.s kva asked AT what place Peak shos her.
AT the end OF the lane.-
Then Eya asked her how Peak did Il, aud the
poor girl murmured family:
HE watched and shot me-
She then turned restlessy In her bed and the
squire S SAID ~sne is tired" The girl heard hun
ana said: Yes i am tired" With that she
closed her eyes and fell asleep. The squire said
That coroner Carr, Prosecutor Hendrickson, DR.
scene. @ "Se
Mrs Anderson. the dead girls mother. then took
the stand again. She said that one time Eva asked
Mary who shot her, and the girl made no answer
Then her sister mentioned the names OF seyer,L
young men whom the girl knew, but she shook
her head each time and said: 'No." Finally she
said, as II annoyed at the persistent Questioning:
NO, no. I've told you several times that Bark
Peak shot me-" Her sister asked her where the
shootlng was done, and the girl answered.: .At
Ayrestown road. at the end OF the lane"
Miss Eva Anderson then took the stand Rar
clay Peak, who had been listening intenty 10 the
proceedings with his head resting upon his hand
looked up and stared al her. The girl did not re-
turn the look. She said that on the Friday after
the shooting she asked Mary whether she had shot
her who shot her, and she whispered, BARK
Teak" Eva said, .Cant you speak louder, and
Mary answered plainly, "Bark, Bark Bark" EVA
wanted her 10 speak plainly 30 that all those In
the room cauld hear her. Dr. Brown, Dr. Vile,
She saw Bark shoot her, and she answered s'He
watched ana shot me-" Eva was holding her up
In oed NJ this time, and she became faint and
dropped her head on Evas breast The people In
the room said she was tired, and she muruiured
naeS on ab sr S and the witness gently laid her
Mrs Colkitt, the woman with whom Mary An.
derson lived at the time Of the shooting testified
that on the day on which sine was shot Mary wss
In happy frame Of mind and went about The
mouse singing gayly.
Prosecutor Hendrickson offered to prove state.
ments made by the dying girl 10 show motive for
evidence.
One OF the witnesses testified that he saw Peak
she was shot. IL was moonlight he ssid and he
could see their forms and features very distinctly
ms is reckoned very Important because it is said
lnat on the morning after the shooting Peak re-
marked: MARY wanted me 70 come over last
night but didn't leave the house"
While some OF the witnesses were testify,pg
Peak kept his face away from the jury, and
once he shed tears